VNC Control

[dv8]

Thanks I wish It becomes the top 5 app in his field.

1. Field for names I mean, if you are using DNS (can filter for dns Style names also)

10x for the wish BasicOs! About your first request:

VNC uses DNS to resolve the name. Assuming your DNS is set up correctly (if you ping the name, it comes back with the right IP address) then if you put the name (for example my.pc.com) and set the IP as DYNAMIC, vncviewer should first resolve the name, and then connect to it. So there is no need for separate name field.

2. 1Also what about pre-batching (I mean you can select by Ctrl-clicking e.g. 3 pcs at the same time, change the icon as selected, and then let them run inside a for next). And some ON BOOT pre-batching, I mean you can select e.g. 3 pcs which will run everytime when programm Starts.

About the Ctrl+Click, I don't think its necessary. Why control-clicking and then running a loop, while just clicking is enough. I mean just by clicking on the PCs you'll connect to them and there is no need for looping.

About the ON BOOT request - I'll think about it. May be it would be useful.

3. What do you think about Proxy Support?

Sorry if I am asking too many improvements smile.gif

There is proxy support since version 1.2.3. In the Connection options field you can put the /proxy host[:port] option. See this link for more info on the available options. Edited October 18, 2006 by dv8

[2tim3_16]

2tim3_16, I'm glad you like it. I hope you'll put a good word about my program here and there.

Edit: I'm thinking of puting some user reviews on the website. Do you mind if I quote your last post there?

Fine with me.

[BasicOs]

About the Ctrl+Click, I don't think its necessary. Why control-clicking and then running a loop, while just clicking is enough. I mean just by clicking on the PCs you'll connect to them and there is no need for looping.

About the ON BOOT request - I'll think about it. May be it would be useful.

if you do onboot with the same func you can make the on Ctrl+Click, or onbatch,

because it keeps opening and makes some disturbing seconds between this first clicked one and next one.

[dv8]

There is new version (1.2.6) available on the web site

Now you can import the data for the PC from a VNC file.

Enjoy BasicOs.

[dv8]

Another new version (1.2.7) available on the web site

Now you can invite and connect to computers using the context menu.

And you can also view the file shares on the PC.

Thank you Thomas for the ideas and help.

[BasicOs]

I got Mac error from a vnc working file.

You need an error control when mac is not found, and let it work without MAC.

[dv8]

I got Mac error from a vnc working file.

You need an error control when mac is not found, and let it work without MAC.

BasicOS, I'm telling you AGAIN the MAC addres is not mandatory and the program works fine without it. It is used only for Waking Up the PC.

I can't help you if you don't tell me EXACTLY what the error is, and EXACTLY what do you do to evoke it.

[dv8]

Version 1.2.8 is released.

Now there is a support for Windows Remote Desctop connection as well.

See the History page on the Website for more details.

Enjoy!

[BasicOs]

BasicOS, I'm telling you AGAIN the MAC addres is not mandatory and the program works fine without it. It is used only for Waking Up the PC.

I can't help you if you don't tell me EXACTLY what the error is, and EXACTLY what do you do to evoke it.

Wait look at the 4th October post, I asked about Mac problems yet, and I kept posting 3 times more... about this bug.

As I am polite, I supoussed that it was MY mistake and not your mistake, but now as I thought that importing from the file.vnc, could solve it, but it keeps happening so I know it is a program bug and not my mistake as the file works fine. So you should have a look to fix if you like to do. I do enough by showing your programm bug

all right?

I enjoy your work anyway ..

Well I send you the file.. (None of all othersl Vnc-Control Programs I tested, do not use MAC, as far as I know) but anyway I like this option in yours, mostly for awaking.

[dv8]

Wait look at the 4th October post, I asked about Mac problems yet, and I kept posting 3 times more... about this bug.

As I am polite, I supoussed that it was MY mistake and not your mistake, but now as I thought that importing from the file.vnc, could solve it, but it keeps happening so I know it is a program bug and not my mistake as the file works fine. So you should have a look to fix if you like to do. I do enough by showing your programm bug

all right?

I enjoy your work anyway ..

Well I send you the file.. (None of all othersl Vnc-Control Programs I tested, do not use MAC, as far as I know) but anyway I like this option in yours, mostly for awaking.

Obviously we can't understand each other. I'll try to explain it again.

I read all your posts, but I CAN NOT reproduce this "BUG" on my PC. And no one has reported the same bug. Everything works fine here.

What I need is a liitle more info about it. So here are some questions for you to answer:

1. What exatly is the error message? (Is it still $mac=$NameMac[2] as you wrote in your post?)

2. On which file and line is the error?

3. What do you do to get this error? Please describe it STEP BY STEP!

4. Which Operating System (OS) do you use? (Win98,WinNT,WinXP,Win2000,...)

5. Do you have nbtstat.exe in your system folder?

If you answer these questions may be I'll be able to reproduse the bug here and repair it.

Please don't feel offended.

I'm GRATEFUL TO YOU for helping me improve my program!

Thank you!

[BasicOs]

As I posted before, you do not need nothing but the working vnc File, only import/execute it in your Script, and you will get the Error Msg at the same moment. Easy. .

Anyway if something missing in my system better a non-Script-Exiting-Msgbox than a Fatal Error.

Edited October 24, 2006 by BasicOs

[dv8]

As I posted before, you do not need nothing but the working vnc File, only import/execute it in your Script, and you will get the Error Msg at the same moment. Easy. .

Anyway if something missing in my system better a non-Script-Exiting-Msgbox than a Fatal Error.

As I posted before, there is no error here. I imported and executed your file and everything is fine.

So if you want this issue fixed, please answer the questions promptly.

Here is another question for you:

6. Have you chaneged anything in my code and recompiled it, or you are using my compiled EXE?

I'm sorry, but if you don't want to answer these questions, try figuring out the problem yourself. You have the source code.

[BasicOs]

As I posted before, there is no error here. I imported and executed your file and everything is fine.

So if you want this issue fixed, please answer the questions promptly.

Here is another question for you:

6. Have you chaneged anything in my code and recompiled it, or you are using my compiled EXE?

I'm sorry, but if you don't want to answer these questions, try figuring out the problem yourself. You have the source code.

Not changed anything, I used the exe.

right now after importing

"No MAC address is specified for this computer"

[dv8]

Not changed anything, I used the exe.

right now after importing

"No MAC address is specified for this computer"

This message appears only when trying to WakeUP the computer and the MAC is missing.

Edit: That is because you can not wake up a computer on the LAN without it's MAC address.

Edited October 25, 2006 by dv8

[BasicOs]

1)

SAME error than at the beginnig after scanning,

Autoit Error

$MAC=$NameMac[2]

$MAC='ÊRROR

Error: Array variable has incorrect number of subcripts or subscript dimension range exceeded.

I promise I do not post again this

I recommend: write a check before happening:

if dimension rangexeceed then msgbox(ehh you take care that happened)

Waiting for devs in a not yet a Opt(AutoitError,) with seconds, and fatal/not fatal. it stays the whole time there.. and breaks.

2) POINT: WHEN IT CREATES THE SETTINGS OR PC.INI, CHANGE mssge to a not warning msg but simply,

msgbox("Database created for pcs, Wellcome" )

3)when scanning do not ask for selecting a group it there is only one group, and if there are many select first one and ask for choice, if it is ok or not to create a new one.

4) WHEN saving in the pcs, it should not exit the form I only wanted to save. may be another button for close, and if you did not save, ask if you want to do it.

5)When you click Import it should go to scriptname_path, no to where ever

6)another option for a different way to clone, on clicking on pc, CLONE, then you have another pc included password cloned, and ask for a number of last ip: 192.168.10.5 ask for inputbox(0,"What Ip for cloned pc?",6)

7)an option for renaming a group

8) two buttons with predefined options: (1 Performance) (2 Quality) and insert the preferred options into the textbox depending of the predefined name of the viewer.

9) in settings change Other and write Lang and Paths

well If you can do I will look for more,

signed:

your favourite and most hated beta tester.

This message appears only when trying to WakeUP the computer and the MAC is missing.

Edit: That is because you can not wake up a computer on the LAN without it's MAC address.

You should write that in the same msgbox :" Edited October 25, 2006 by BasicOs

[diveboy]

worked out why I wasn't getting host names and only ip address. it's cause we are running with out netbios, so nbtstat can't resolve the hostname.

I'll work out something to use nslookup.

[dv8]

1)

SAME error than at the beginnig after scanning,

Autoit Error

$MAC=$NameMac[2]

$MAC='ÊRROR

Error: Array variable has incorrect number of subcripts or subscript dimension range exceeded.

I promise I do not post again this

At last I found this error!!! Very tricky error it was!

It WILL be fixed in todays version.

2) POINT: WHEN IT CREATES THE SETTINGS OR PC.INI, CHANGE mssge to a not warning msg but simply,

msgbox("Database created for pcs, Wellcome" )

I don't use warning message boxes. I use INFO message boxes - MsgBox(64,"","")

3)when scanning do not ask for selecting a group it there is only one group, and if there are many select first one and ask for choice, if it is ok or not to create a new one.

I ask the users to chose the group, because sometimes (very often) they just click SCAN and dont pay attention to which group is selected, and the result is not satisfying.

And the other reason is that this is the most elegant way to do it. Otherwise there will be too many IF ELSEs and the code will get messy and slow.

4) WHEN saving in the pcs, it should not exit the form I only wanted to save. may be another button for close, and if you did not save, ask if you want to do it.

When you press SAVE for me it means you have finished changes and you are ready to leave. That is why I close the dialog. If you want to make more changes, start it again.

When you press CANCEL there is a message warning you that the changes won't be saved and you can return to save them by clicking Cancel in this message.

5)When you click Import it should go to scriptname_path, no to where ever

It doesn't go "to where ever". It goes to "c:\".

But I think it would be more appropriate to go to the current users Desktop so I'll make it to go to @UserProfileDir&"\Desktop"

6)another option for a different way to clone, on clicking on pc, CLONE, then you have another pc included password cloned, and ask for a number of last ip: 192.168.10.5 ask for inputbox(0,"What Ip for cloned pc?",6)

You can already do this:

1. Select a PC from the tree. (The data will fill the boxes)

2. Change the IP with the new one.

3. Change the description (make sure there is no other PC with this description)

4. Press the Add/Edit button.

7)an option for renaming a group

I have thought about this. This is a good idea, but unfortunately not so easy to achieve.

8) two buttons with predefined options: (1 Performance) (2 Quality) and insert the preferred options into the textbox depending of the predefined name of the viewer.

The "Quality" and "Perormance" are very dependable terms. Everyone has a different perspective for these terms. So you can "clone" (see the answer of your 6-th suggestion) a PC and change only the Description and the Connection options. This way you can have two entries for one PC (for example PC1-Quick and PC2-Quality)

9) in settings change Other and write Lang and Paths

You are absolutely right! Thank you for this suggestion. The Other was in the beginning and then I forgot about it.

well If you can do I will look for more,

signed:

your favourite and most hated beta tester.

By the end of the day there will be new version available on the website.

I'm ready for more

You are my favourite tester, indeed!

Thank you!!!

[dv8]

worked out why I wasn't getting host names and only ip address. it's cause we are running with out netbios, so nbtstat can't resolve the hostname.

I'll work out something to use nslookup.

I don't think nslookup will do the job.

But if your IPs are static, you can change only the description of the PC by hand, so you can see more descritive names in the tree, not the IP addresses.

[dv8]

Version 1.3.1 is available for download on the WebSite

[BasicOs]

I don't use warning message boxes. I use INFO message boxes - MsgBox(64,"","")

*I know, I meant it is terrible: Attention you lost some file ..agggg, better a more wellcome or what ever....

I ask the users to chose the group, because sometimes (very often) they just click SCAN and dont pay attention to which group is selected, and the result is not satisfying.

*then when starting focus on only group existing when there is only one, it is not nice when you want to perform an action and you get a NO. but anyway not bad at the moment, only better.

When you press SAVE for me it means you have finished changes and you are ready to leave. That is why I close the dialog. If you want to make more changes, start it again.

*a close button is not too bad, anyway

When you press CANCEL there is a message warning you that the changes won't be saved and you can return to save them by clicking Cancel in this message.

*Yes, it is fine.

It doesn't go "to where ever". It goes to "c:\".

But I think it would be more appropriate to go to the current users Desktop so I'll make it to go to @UserProfileDir&"\Desktop"

*But why not to script's folder, usually you can keep all in one place

You can already do this:

1. Select a PC from the tree. (The data will fill the boxes)

2. Change the IP with the new one.

3. Change the description (make sure there is no other PC with this description)

4. Press the Add/Edit button.

*I meant "another", funnier way... only

The "Quality" and "Perormance" are very dependable terms. Everyone has a different perspective for these terms. So you can "clone" (see the answer of your 6-th suggestion) a PC and change only the Description and the Connection options. This way you can have two entries for one PC (for example PC1-Quick and PC2-Quality)

*You can propouse a couple even with a list box, the /help is not very good with this programms

You are my favourite tester, indeed!

*Thank you for paying attention to this changes..

Edited October 26, 2006 by BasicOs